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today we are simply doing a walking tour of Kalispell Montana just downtown a few
blocks this is actually part of my moving guide for Montana the state of
Montana Montana living so if you are interested in moving here this will give
you a little bit of an idea of what the City of downtown Kalispell looks like if
you're not interested in moving here that's okay this will be a great idea of
if you're visiting the area for Glacier National Park you can see if you would
like to stay in Kalispell it has some great things to offer it's probably a
little bit more affordable than staying in Whitefish so thanks for joining me
and let's get walking this walking tour begins just south of fourth and Main
Street and we will be heading north of Main Street before turning around and
coming back south as you can see if you take a right here you can see the
Hockaday Museum of Art and the Conrad mansion
coming up here on the right is wheat montana company you can get fresh-baked
bread here they have a bakery sandwiches soups
and just across the street is sweet Peaks ice cream they have delicious
huckleberry ice cream we also love the salted caramel here and they have that
rooftop deck where you can enjoy your ice cream in the summer it's really nice
and on the right is the toggery it's a wonderful clothing shop they have
locations in Kalispell and in Whitefish
and here on the right is blue samurai sushi they have one of my favorite roles
the hot and juicy Thai Palace I have never eaten that so if you've eaten
there leave a comment below and let me know what you thought sporting-goods
equipment
big sky martial arts is on the right lots of local kids enjoy taking
Taekwondo karate here chuck olsons in real estate plenty of real
estate agents in the city coins and carats I've never been in there maybe I
should stop in and check out a diamond salon Jazlyn like I said there are quite
a few salons downtown the refinery is a secondhand clothing shop sage and ceaders
is a really nice shop they have some pajamas and soaps and lotions and
all kinds of great things for body care the Montana scene one of my favorites I
absolutely love their sweatshirts and hats
Mimi's I haven't been into but it looks like they have bridal dresses maybe some
prom gowns
a lot of the side streets and first ave on either side
of Main have plenty of shops and restaurants as well I'm not doing those
on the walking tour today though
Big Brothers and Big Sisters a great organization backpacking gear I think
they might have some fly fishing stuff in there climbing equipment copy shop
printing shop Montana modern fine art
flair is unfortunately going out of business they announced that during the
coronavirus shutdown but they had unique gifts hops restaurant and bricks bottle
shop which I had mentioned in the Kalispel city guide Montana coffee
trader is some of my favorite coffee in the area and the book shelf has used
books great place to get your next read all right and we made it to first Street
so if you continue heading north you'll find mooses saloon and the Kalispel
Center mall but I'm not going to go that far today directly caddy corner from us
is the Western outdoor wear shop also downstairs is an antique store in there
and then just to the north of that is norm soda fountain one of our favorite
eateries downtown and as we turn you'll see the Kalispel Grand Hotel is a great
place to stay downtown it has wonderful reviews I unfortunately have never
stayed here I haven't had a need to but I've heard great things about it and
it's nice because it's within walking distance to all of these things I will
hopefully feature that more in a Kalispell Montana eat stay shop play
edition up here on the right is the Kalispel bar
I've never been in there it used to be Scotty bellies and I've been in there
when it was the Italian restaurant I have not checked it out since they moved
sassafras has a lot of fun and unique gifts there are a couple flower shops
downtown and of course imagination station toys they have a location in
Whitefish as well and maybe in Bigfork I don't remember what to check out that
walking tour and see
I did do this walking tour during the coronavirus we may have been in phase
one but it is typically busier down here than what you're seeing currently
skincare salons bareMinerals
public parking area although I've never needed to use that typically we just
parallel park along this street I like the downtown street lamps and
like I said in my Kalispell city guide a lot of times in the summer they have
beautiful flower baskets hanging from them and in the winter they are
decorated with evergreens and some Christmas lights which is really nice
okay here on the corner is scotty belly's Italian restaurant I like going
in here because the owners are true Italians and I can work on my Italian
language a little bit when I'm inside
music shop on the right they give music lessons there as well
bakery I'm not sure how to pronounce that if it's Suri's but they have some
really good baked goods in their breakfast rolls oriental rug gallery I
can't say I've ever been in and you'll see Museum City Hall in library are to
the left down that Street this shop I loved it used to be a yarn shop chemists
Creek yarns and I don't know if they moved but it was a beautiful shop so
hopefully somebody else comes in
in here on the corner across the street is Kalispell brewery and they have a
rooftop deck as well which is a lot of fun in the summer and we're back to
where we started cross the street you see sweet peaks and
then wheat montana and that is the end of our walking tour and just a little
drive to eastern downtown Kalispell you'll see some beautiful historic homes
here
just remember
lots of nice large trees throughout all of downtown
and heading back toward Main Street that is the The Strand Theatre you see on the
left that was an old theater in downtown Kalispell it is now owned by fresh Life
Church along with a Liberty theatre which is caddy corner across the street
that is the main fresh life church building downtown this is the old
Montana building on the right split roke cafe is on the left and
straight ahead with the Skywalk there's Glacier Bank and then some of the city
buildings
if you take a right at this light you'll see Kalispell city center mall
and up here on the left is Sykes diner in some apartment buildings alright guys
that's it for today I hope you enjoyed this walking a little driving tour of
downtown Kalispell be sure to hit that notification bell my next video is going
to be the city moving guide for whitefish montana and then there will be
a walking tour of downtown whitefish montana as well following that and then
we'll move on to Columbia Falls and so on so for it from there if you have not
already checked out my moving to Montana interim you might want to check that
video out I will post that at the end screen here and other than that check
out some of my Montana living videos Glacier National Park's and Montana
secrets of the locals that will get you a little familiarized
with the area is always if you have any questions or comments leave them below I
love to hear from you guys and I will see you guys around
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